Our advancement chair will be moving this summer. A new volunteer is needed. It would be ideal for that person to sign up as her assistant now and learn the job before our advancement chair departs. Please email her at advancements@fayetteville895.mypack.us if you are interested in the job. Advancement job description:

Visitor tickets are now available for purchase online. Invite your family, friends, neighbors, and any other Scouts to come and visit this summer’s greatest thing ever—the 2013 National Scout Jamboree! Visitors can do everything that is available in the Scott Summit Center—including BMX, skating, climbing, and zip lines, view all the exhibits, and even attend the Saturday night AT&T Stadium Show. And they can do it all together with you … if you want them to.  Tell everyone to go to www.visitjambo.org Here they will find everything they need to know about schedules, pricing, and how to register for their visitor ticket today. It’s easy! See you at the Summit in July.

Check out this free fishing event in Kure Beach.

Health and Fitness: Being personally committed to keeping our minds and bodies clean and fit. Consider starting the Scout Strong fitness challenge. Make this a fun family project to learn more about healthy choices.

Take the Scout Strong Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge   follow the link for details. To earn the SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge Award, you are required to meet a daily activity goal of 30 minutes a day for adults and 60 minutes a day for kids under 18 for at least five days a week, for six out of eight weeks. Stick with the program and you'll earn an award in less than two months. You can sign up and track your progress online or print an activity log to track your activities on paper. Use the drop down menu to find North Carolina, Occoneechee Council 421, and then click Start your PALA Challenge. When you complete your challenge, be sure to let your den leader and our advancement chair know so you can receive your certificate and patch.

Mark your calendars and sign up now for the 2013 TUOCS DISTRICT DAY CAMP June 24 - 28. Registration is now open. Check out the great activities! Hope to see all cub scouts at this awesome day camp. Sign up online by May 25. You may pay online by credit card or mail in your payment to Occoneecheed Council.